THE CHOICE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2470, 22 August 1922, Page 3

THE CHOICE.

WHICH IS IT GOING TO BE? Speaking at the Town Hall last night, the Premier said Mr Holland, M.P. addressing his constituents in the Town Hall of Westport very recently said “the Liberals could never take office without Labour’s consent, and in the event of Labour holding the balance of power in a three-party Parliament, they could only retain office while they obeyed the Labour Party. Labour would vote Mr Massey ou't at the first opportunity; but if Mr Wilford came in, Labour would also vote him out on the first occasion that he refused Labour’s demands.” “Mr Wilford has admitted in the House that he is prepared to negotiate with the Labour Party to put the present Government out of office,” declared Mr Massey. “There are signs of the alliance at present.

“What is the policy of this party going to he? I cannot tell. I have seen so many changes of front of late. Mr Holland’s is the policy of confiscation to nationalise the means of production, distribution and exchange. You have got to choose between a system of Soviet government, such as obtains in Russia, or a system of constitutional government such as you have in this country, where every man and woman is free who keeps within the four corners of the law. Which is it going to be?”